Armand Assante
| Armand Assante | |
|---|---|
| Born | Armand Anthony Assante, Jr. October 4, 1949 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouse(s) | Karen McArn (m. 1982–94) |
| Children | Alessandra Assante, Anya Assante |
| Website | http://www.armandassante.net/ |
Armand Anthony Assante, Jr. (born October 4, 1949) is an American actor.
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Personal life
Assante was born in New York City, and raised in Cornwall, New York, the son of Armand Anthony Assante, Sr., a painter and artist, and Katherine (née Healy), a music teacher and poet.[1][2][3] His father was Sicilian American, his mother was Irish American,[4] and he was raised in a devoutly Roman Catholic family.[5] Assante was married to Karen McArn from 1982 to 1994, and has two daughters, Anya and Alesandra.
Career
During the 1970s, Assante was a regular on two NBC soap operas, How to Survive a Marriage as Johnny McGee and The Doctors as Dr. Mike Powers. His first film was The Lords of Flatbush (1974), although the title credits misspelled his last name as Assanti. A role that brought him greater attention came in 1980's Private Benjamin as a handsome Frenchman who becomes the love interest of a U.S. soldier played by Goldie Hawn.
Assante's somewhat sinister look has made him a popular choice for tough-guy heroes, as in his starring role as private eye Mike Hammer in the film I, the Jury (1982) or as Mafia gangsters such as Michael Moretti in Sidney Sheldon's Rage of Angels. He has also played the famous military leader Napoleon Bonaparte in the (1987) TV mini-series Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story. He played the role of Roberto Texador in Sidney Lumet's film Q&A (1990). He portrayed the notorious Bugsy Siegel in the comedy, Neil Simon's The Marrying Man (1991), fictional gangster Carol D'Allesandro in Hoffa (1992) starring Jack Nicholson, and crime kingpin John Gotti in the 1996 made-for-television biopic Gotti, for which he won his Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.
Other notable film appearances include one as a Cuban bandleader in The Mambo Kings opposite Antonio Banderas and in the adaptation of the science-fiction story Judge Dredd with Sylvester Stallone, his co-star in Paradise Alley. In 2007 he appeared in American Gangster (2007) with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. He had a recurring guest star role in several episodes of NCIS, playing the international arms dealer René Benoit. He has also appeared in the 2009 horror film Smile as the mysterious Tollinger. Outside of the U.S., he has participated in several film projects and humanitarian endeavors in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Macedonia, Turkey, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania and Bulgaria.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–1975 | How to Survive a Marriage | Johnny McGee | Unknown episodes |
| 1974 | The Lords of Flatbush | Wedding guest | |
| 1975 | First Ladies Diaries: Rachel Jackson | Robards | Television movie |
| 1975–1977 | The Doctors | Dr. Mike Powers #6 | Unknown episodes |
| 1977 | Kojak | Tom Ryan | Episode: "Caper on a Quiet Street" |
| 1978 | Paradise Alley | Lenny Carboni | |
| Human Feelings | Johnny Turner | Television movie | |
| Lady of the House | Ernest | Television movie | |
| The Pirate | Ahmed | Television movie | |
| 1979 | Prophecy | John Hawks | |
| Mrs. Columbo | Freddie Faust | Episode: "A Chilling Surprise" | |
| 1980 | Little Darlings | Gary Callahan | |
| Private Benjamin | Henri Alan Tremont | ||
| Sophia Loren: Her Own Story | Riccardo Scicolone | ||
| 1982 | Love and Money | Lorenzo Prado | |
| I, the Jury | Mike Hammer | ||
| 1983 | Rage of Angels | Michael Moretti | Television movie |
| 1984 | Unfaithfully Yours | Maximillian Stein | |
| Why Me? | Dr. James Stalling | Television movie, directed by Fielder Cook, starring Glynnis O'Connor | |
| 1985 | Evergreen | Joseph Friedman | |
| 1986 | Belizaire the Cajun | Beliaire Breaux | |
| A Deadly Business | Charles Macaluso | Television movie | |
| 1987 | Stranger in My Bed | Hal Slater | Television movie |
| Hands of a Stranger | Joe Hearn | Television movie | |
| Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story | Napoleon Bonaparte | 3 episodes | |
| 1988 | The Penitent | Juan Mateo | |
| Jack the Ripper | Richard Mansfield | Television movie Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
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| 1989 | Eternity | Romi | |
| Passion and Paradise | Alfred De Marigny | Television movie | |
| Animal Behavior | Mark Mathias | ||
| 1990 | Q&A | Roberto Texador | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
| 1991 | The Marrying Man | Bugsy Siegel | |
| Fever | Ray | Television movie | |
| 1992 | The Mambo Kings | Caesar Castillo | |
| 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Sanchez | ||
| Hoffa | Carol "Dally" D'Allesandro | ||
| 1993 | Fatal Instinct | Ned Ravine | |
| 1994 | Blind Justice | Canaan | Television movie |
| 1995 | Judge Dredd | Rico | |
| Kidnapped | Alan Breck Stewart | Television movie Note: Assante replaced Christopher Reeve in this role due to Reeve's spinal cord injury from a horse-riding accident. |
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| 1996 | Striptease | Lt. Al Garcia | |
| Gotti | John Gotti | Television movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
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| 1997 | The Odyssey | Odysseus | Television movie Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
| 1998 | Looking for an Echo | Vince "Vinnie" Pirelli | |
| 1999 | The Hunley | Lt. George E. Dixon | Television movie |
| 2000 | The Road to El Dorado | Tzekal-Kan | Nominated—Annie Award Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production |
| On the Beach | Cmdr. Dwight Towers | Television movie | |
| 2001 | Last Run | Frank Banner | |
| After the Storm | Jean-Pierre | Television movie | |
| One Eyed King | Holly | ||
| Federal Protection | Frank Carbone | ||
| 2002 | Partners in Action | Jack Cunningham | |
| Push, Nevada | Unknown | Episode: "The Amount" | |
| 2003 | Citizen Verdict | Sam Patterson | |
| Consequence | Sam Tyler | ||
| 2005 | Casanova's Last Stand | Sebastian Marr | |
| Children of Wax | Kemal | ||
| Dot.Kill | Charlie Daines | ||
| The Third Wish | Benefactor | ||
| Mirror Wars | York | ||
| Two for the Money | Novian | ||
| Confessions of a Pit Fighter | Argento | ||
| 2006 | Funny Money | Genero | |
| ER | Richard Elliot | 4 episodes | |
| Dead Lenny | Tony Thick | ||
| Soul's Midnight | Simon | ||
| Surveillance | Harley | ||
| 2007 | Mexican Sunrise | Salvidar | |
| California Dreamin' | Cpt. Doug Jones | ||
| When Nietzsche Wept | Nietzsche | ||
| American Gangster | Dominic Cottano | Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
| NCIS | La Grenouille | 5 episodes | |
| 2008 | Shark Swarm | Hamilton Lux | Television movie |
| La Linea | Padre Antonio | ||
| The Man Who Came Back | Amos | ||
| October Road | Gabriel Diaz | 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | The Lost | Kevin | Television movie |
| Smile | Tollinger | ||
| The Steam Experiment | Detective Mancini | ||
| Chicago Overcoat | Stefano D'Agnostino | ||
| Breaking Point | Marty Berlin | ||
| Magic Man | Taper | ||
| The Bleeding | Jake Plummer | ||
| 2010 | Shadows in Paradise | Cpt. John 'Ghost' Santo | |
| Killer by Nature | Eugene Branch | ||
| Chuck | Premier Alejandro Goya | 2 episodes | |
| Human Target | Joubert | Episode: "Christopher Chance" | |
| 2013 | Dead Man Down | Lon Gordon | |
| Assumed Killer | Aaron Banfield | ||
| Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn | Joseph Baldano Sr. | ||
| 2014 | Montevideo, vidimo se! | Hotchkins | |
| 2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Nicolas Amaro | Episode: "Padre Sandunguero" |
| Kids vs Monsters | Damian | ||
| Sicilian Vampire | Vince |
Awards and nominations
Emmy Awards
- 1989: Nominated Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie for his portrayal of Richard Mansfield in Jack the Ripper
- 1996: Won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie for his portrayal of Mafia Don John Gotti
Golden Globe Awards
- 1989: Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Jack the Ripper
- 1991: Nominated Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Q&A
- 1997: Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Gotti
- 1998: Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for The Odyssey
Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 1997: Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for Gotti
In 2010, Assante received a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto, Canada.[6]
References
- ↑ Armand Assante Biography (1949-)[dead link]
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External links
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- 1949 births
- Male actors from New York City
- Male actors of Italian descent
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
- American male film actors
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Italian descent
- American male soap opera actors
- American male television actors
- Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Primetime Emmy Award winners
- Living people
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- People from Cornwall, New York
